Alexander Mercouris weighs both sides of the debate between lockdown and herd immunity and examines claims that Covid-19 is over-hyped and is really just like the flu.
COVID-19: 2020 Year of the Virus
Category: Europe
COVID-19: Tensions Heighten Between Orbán & EU
Some in Europe are already calling for Hungary’s expulsion if Budapest doesn’t meet the EU’s membership requirements, writes Giorgio Cafiero.
COVID-19: The Transformation of Emmanuel Macron
Something odd has happened to French President Emmanuel Macron since the Coronavirus hit France, writes Joe Lauria.
COVID-19: Coronavirus and Civilization
Lockdowns reveal helplessness rather than power. While in a crisis some will take advantage of disaster, it makes no sense that dominant economic powers sought this crisis for some mysterious benefit to themselves, says Diana Johnstone.
COVID-19: European Unity and the Case of Italy
All of Europe would benefit from an injection of cheap capital into its interconnected economy, writes Attilio Moro.
Journalists Tell Slovakia’s PM-Elect: ‘No Thanks’
Ed Holt reports on journalists’ reaction to Igor Matovic’s plan for them to serve as publicly funded watchdogs.
The West Displays Its Insecurity Complex
The only complaint the U.S. allows is that the United States might not defend us enough, when the greater danger comes from being defended too much, writes Diana Johnstone on the Munich conference.
UK Came & Went, Leaving Europe in a Mess
As Great Britain returns to the uncertainties of the open sea, it leaves behind a European Union that is bureaucratically governed to serve the interests of financial capital, writes Diana Johnstone.
French Popular Uprising: Revolution or Frozen Conflict?
This conflict is essentially over policies that put the avaricious demands of financial markets ahead of the needs of the people, writes Diana Johnstone.
Interview: The Embattled Catalan President
Thomas S. Harrington speaks with Quim Torra about the constitutional crisis in Madrid and the legacy of the Franco regime.